2014年8月8日 星期五

2014-08-09 U.S. Science

  Tech Times   
This origami robot folds itself to wow you  Tech Times
The future is now on foldable robotics technology, as a team of scientists and engineers made the very first one of its kind, as inspired by the Japanese ancient art of origami. (Photo : Harvard's Wyss Institute). Imagine a robot that constructs itself like origami ...

Harvard and MIT Build A Robot That Can Build Itself   Boston.com
This Piece Of Paper Folds Itself Into A Robot   TechCrunch
Self-Folding Robot Based on Origami   Archinect
Christian Science Monitor   
Ars Technica   
Computerworld   
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  Fox News   
Wyoming cave dig unearths bones of ancient horses, cheetahs and bison  Reuters
(Reuters) - Scientists excavating an ancient Wyoming sinkhole containing a rare trove of fossils of Ice Age mammals have unearthed hundreds of bones of such prehistoric animals as American cheetahs, a paleontologist said on Friday. The two-week dig by ...

Ancient fossil haul from Wyoming cave is a paleontologist's dream   Tech Times
Wyoming cave could contain 25000-year-old lion bones, say scientists   Christian Science Monitor
Dig This: Ancient Bones Found in Wyoming Cave   Sci-Tech Today

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  Boston Globe   
How to watch the Perseid meteor shower  Boston Globe
Starting next week, stargazers can expect a show overhead. The annual Perseid meteor shower, the undisputed “fireball champion” as NASA calls it, will return. Continue reading below. A NASA team has determined that the Perseids produce more fireballs, ...

'Supermoon' due Sunday: Shortest distance between Earth and moon   newszap.com
Here's How To See The 2014 Perseid Meteor Shower   Huffington Post
Coming soon: Perseids meteor shower and a super moon   KENS 5 TV
Christian Science Monitor   
National Post   
Irish Independent   
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  Sky News Australia   
'Sleep deprivation puts astronauts' lives in danger'  Irish Examiner
Sandra Bullock in 'Gravity'. The blockbuster failed to explore one of the many hazards of space travel — lack of sleep. By John von Radowitz. Lack of sleep was one of the many hazards of space travel not explored in the blockbuster movie Gravity. Yet a new ...

Astronauts rely on sleeping pills in space that are unsuited for 'hazardous ...   Sydney Morning Herald
Congressman Lamar Smith Hosts Live Downlink with the International Space ...   Texas GOP Vote
Astronauts widely use sleeping pills in space   Blouin News Blogs
Voice of America   
Design & Trend   
ITV News   
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  Slate Magazine   
Space: NASA says test of Mars vehicle succeeds  Houston Chronicle
NASA engineers insisted Friday that a test of a vehicle they hope to one day use on Mars achieved most of its objectives, despite a parachute that virtually disintegrated the moment it deployed. The engineers laid out at a news conference about what they've ...

NASA pleased with parachute re-entry from flying saucer test   Honolulu Star-Advertiser
NASA's flying saucer takes a supersonic flight, and you can tag along   Los Angeles Times
NASA Mars test called success despite torn chute   Chattanooga Times Free Press

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  Maine News   
Cosmic First: Spacecraft Orbits Comet—With Plans to Land  TIME
Watching comets from a distance is one thing. Riding along with one for more than a year—not to mention landing on it—is something else entirely. Space scientists have scrutinized comets with Earthly telescopes. They've watched from afar as one comet ...

Rosetta's decade of exploration   Spaceflight Now
Rosetta orbiter delivers Alice, an ultraviolet spectrograph, to her fated comet   Science Recorder
European Space Agency Spacecraft Rosetta Orbits Comet   Guardian Liberty Voice
The Malay Mail Online   
Headlines & Global News   
eNews Park Forest   
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  Fox News   
Lockheed, NASA, Navy practice spacecraft recovery  UPI.com
Techniques for at-sea recovery of the Orion spacecraft have been practiced off the California Coast by Lockheed Martin, NASA and the U.S. Navy. By Richard Tomkins | Aug. 7, 2014 at 4:03 PM | Comments. share with facebook. 3. share with twitter. 8.
Manned Orion Missions Approach as Navy Drills For Retrieval   The News Ledge

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  Telegraph.co.uk   
UK firms behind success of Rosetta coment mission  Telegraph.co.uk
British industry is heavily involved in the success of the European Space Agency's (ESA) mission to catch and land on the tongue-twistingly titled 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet. After a decade of chasing down the celestial body – which involved ...

Small WA town of New Norcia plays big role in space mission   Sydney Morning Herald

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  USA TODAY   
On Guam shore Dead whale left for decomposition  Upstart Magazine
On Guam shore Dead whale left for decomposition Officials have decided to let a dead whale decompose on Guam shore instead of trying to remove it as it is very hard to take it away with its current state of decomposition. According to Federal laws it is illegal ...

Dead whale left on Guam shore to decompose   USA TODAY
Whale left on Guam shore to decompose   Thegardenisland.com
Big dead whale left on Guam shore to decompose   Yahoo News

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  Dumb-Out   
Rare Supernova Leaves Behind 'Zombie' Star  Dumb-Out
A rare supernova has been observed through the Hubble Space Telescope, which has left behind what scientists are referring to as a 'zombie star'. After a supernova occurs, it is normal that everything in the vicinity of the blast is destroyed – however the rare ...

Hubble Spots Zombies in Outer Space   The Utah People's Post
Hubble Telescope Spots a 'Zombie Star'   Sci-Tech Today
'Zombie star' possibly left behind after supernova   Tech Times
The Inquisitr   
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